Hi all, For those of you related to (or descended from) Seaman Knapp, b. December 16, 1833, Essex Co, NY: You might want to see if you can obtain a copy of "Southern Pioneers in Social Interpretation" edited by Howard W. Odum, copyright 1925 by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, George Banta Publishing Co, Menasha, Wisconsin. Chapter V is devoted to Seaman A. Knapp. It covers his contribution to National Agricultural Training and his successful endeavor to overcome the problems faced in the South by the Boll Weevil in the early 1900's. He is actually a true American Hero. (I know this sounds melodramatic, but agriculture was the mainstay of the expansion in the Southern states and his contribution was vital to the farmers of this era.) There is confirming information on his ancestry and marriage in this text. There is also clear information concerning the dates of his movement from New York to Iowa, to Louisiana, Texas, and Washington, D.C. (where he died). His efforts in establishing and promoting the Farm Demonstration Work program (a federal agricultural training and testing program) continued as an important program even after his death. Seaman Knapp's efforts "played a fundamental part in the educational revival of the South, led to a nation-wide extension service for rural life throught the State Agricultural Colleges, and which has been studied and adopted in a modified form in several European countries." (See Ibid. at pp. 89-90.) A true American farming pioneer. -Stephen ***************************************************************************** Stephen Emery Researching my ancestors University of Louisville Family names: Emery, Garris, Hektor, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Hill, Horton, Knapp, Kubik, Kundrata, Louisville, KY Lee, Leport, Pipher, Warner, Woolsey "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain